DERELICTION OF DUTY: As Finance Minister, it is his DUTY to sort out the financial mess but the so-called PROFESSOR (he has not set foot in a university campus for over a decade) delegated the task to the NFP propagandist and self-proclaimed CONVICTED LAWYER, and his cronies in the Fiscal Review Commission, to sort out the financial mess  |   |
From Fijileaks Archives, 23 December 2016:
The new Navua Hospital's kitchen and other areas are NOT COMPLIANT with Occupational Health and Safety standards. Both Bainimarama and Health Minister Rosy Akbar confirmed our claims.
* The new Navua Hospital's kitchen and other areas are not compliant with Occupational Health and Safety standards;
* Food was being cooked at the old Navua Hospital and then transferred to the new hospital;
* Ventilation is a special concern and arrangements for industrial fans to be placed in waiting areas, which people are complaining about;
* Also the drainage system of the hospital;
* Long waiting hours, lack of cleanliness in hospital facilities, non-availability of proper medications and disrespectful behaviour from medical personnel were some of the major issues members of the public visiting the new Navua Hospital face daily;
* There was a need for routine cleaners in the hospital's washrooms to ensure cleanliness was maintained throughout the day;
* The toilets are always blocked and even parts of the hospital corridor and rooms are leaking
Navua Hospital is a major disaster in terms of the construction, we were just told yesterday that it did not have a completion certificate.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad made these comments earlier today at the Dialogue on the Fijian Economic Summit at Holiday Inn regarding the Health infrastructure.
Professor Prasad says there are major electrical faults at the hospital and it was not done according to standard.
He also says they have asked the Ministry of Health and Energy Fiji Limited to put together a report on this.
When questioned by fijivillage News about how it was operational without a completion certificate, the Deputy Prime Minister says he does not know, as this is something that the Opposition Leader Inia Seruiratu and the previous government should be answering.
Professor Prasad adds to also tell the Leader of Opposition that this budget will set the foundation to take Fiji out of the mess that the FijiFirst government created. Source: Fijivillage News
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Professor Biman Prasad made these comments earlier today at the Dialogue on the Fijian Economic Summit at Holiday Inn regarding the Health infrastructure.
Professor Prasad says there are major electrical faults at the hospital and it was not done according to standard.
He also says they have asked the Ministry of Health and Energy Fiji Limited to put together a report on this.
When questioned by fijivillage News about how it was operational without a completion certificate, the Deputy Prime Minister says he does not know, as this is something that the Opposition Leader Inia Seruiratu and the previous government should be answering.
Professor Prasad adds to also tell the Leader of Opposition that this budget will set the foundation to take Fiji out of the mess that the FijiFirst government created. Source: Fijivillage News
In 2001, the democracy activist JONE DAKUVULA had claimed that Rabuka's cousin and the then General Manager of NLTB, MAIKA QARIKAU, owned a 2,000 acre property - Yalave Estate in the same area as Rabuka. Dakuvula wrote: "One of the advantages of working for the NLTB is that you have the information first hand and can make choices like this...I wondered how Rabuka was managing in his loan repayments to his Bankers."
Source: People's Coalition Government website, Issue 703, 26 April 2001:
The General Manager of the Native Lands Trust Board, Maika Qarikau, owns a 2,000 acre property on Vanua Levu. It is leasehold land. Called the Yalave (Estate), the property also has an "palatial colonial style house on the hill with a magnificent view of Fawn Harbour and Taveuni", as well as equipment worth over $1m.
This includes tractors, trucks, a digger, a bulldozer and other modern farm equipment. The revelations were made today by democracy activist Jone Dakuvula in an article in the Fiji Sun. The source of funds for the land and the equipment is not known. Qarikau has no other substantial source of income than his salary as the GM of the NLTB. This is estimated to be around $100,000 a year.
Dakuvula wrote: "One of the advantages of working for the NLTB is that you have the information first hand and can make choices like this". Former Prime Minister and Qarikau's cousin, Sitiveni Rabuka also has a 2,000 acre freehold property in the same area.
The land, called Valavala Estate also houses some of the most modern facilities. Late last year Rabuka had plans to subdivide the land into 10-20 ac plots for sale. Dakuvula wrote: "I wondered how Rabuka was managing in his loan repayments to his Bankers."
During 1999 and 2000, Qarikau had produced a masterplan for tourist development in areas close to his and Rabuka's farm.
He wanted the government to guarantee loans for the multi-million dollar tourist development. Government policy is not to guarantee private loans. Qarikau is a prominent supporter of the terrorist George Speight.
He was frequently sighted on the Parliamentary Complex where the terrorists had kept the government hostage. Qarikau's name was also on the list of ministers - as lands minister - in Speight's cabinet.
Meanwhile no one in authority has responded to the claim by military commander Col. Viliame Seruvakula that the common thread binding the 7 coup plotters was the huge debts which they had and tax evasion.
The General Manager of the Native Lands Trust Board, Maika Qarikau, owns a 2,000 acre property on Vanua Levu. It is leasehold land. Called the Yalave (Estate), the property also has an "palatial colonial style house on the hill with a magnificent view of Fawn Harbour and Taveuni", as well as equipment worth over $1m.
This includes tractors, trucks, a digger, a bulldozer and other modern farm equipment. The revelations were made today by democracy activist Jone Dakuvula in an article in the Fiji Sun. The source of funds for the land and the equipment is not known. Qarikau has no other substantial source of income than his salary as the GM of the NLTB. This is estimated to be around $100,000 a year.
Dakuvula wrote: "One of the advantages of working for the NLTB is that you have the information first hand and can make choices like this". Former Prime Minister and Qarikau's cousin, Sitiveni Rabuka also has a 2,000 acre freehold property in the same area.
The land, called Valavala Estate also houses some of the most modern facilities. Late last year Rabuka had plans to subdivide the land into 10-20 ac plots for sale. Dakuvula wrote: "I wondered how Rabuka was managing in his loan repayments to his Bankers."
During 1999 and 2000, Qarikau had produced a masterplan for tourist development in areas close to his and Rabuka's farm.
He wanted the government to guarantee loans for the multi-million dollar tourist development. Government policy is not to guarantee private loans. Qarikau is a prominent supporter of the terrorist George Speight.
He was frequently sighted on the Parliamentary Complex where the terrorists had kept the government hostage. Qarikau's name was also on the list of ministers - as lands minister - in Speight's cabinet.
Meanwhile no one in authority has responded to the claim by military commander Col. Viliame Seruvakula that the common thread binding the 7 coup plotters was the huge debts which they had and tax evasion.
